NRESS-II
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Headquarters is seeking proposals for the NASA Research and Education Support Services-II contract to provide professional support services, information technology support, and other related services to support the agency's peer review life cycle and research objectives across multiple directorates. Key requirements of the cost-plus-fixed-fee indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract include a five-year ordering period to acquire these services beginning in February 2021. A draft request for proposal will be released on November 25, 2019, with the final RFP on February 3, 2020, and proposals due March 4, 2020.
This procurement will be set aside for 8(a) small businesses under NAICS code 561110 for office administrative services up to $7 million. The current incumbent contract provides similar services valued at an estimated $7 million annually over five years. The pre-solicitation notice includes relevant dates for industry engagement and the timeline for awarding this follow-on contract by December 1, 2020 to ensure continued support.
80HQTR20R0001 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Headquarters
11/5/19, 3:31 PM NRESS-II Final RFP
This solicitation seeks proposals to provide professional services, information technology support services, and related services to support the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) peer review processes and research objectives under the NASA Research and Education Support Services-II (NRESS-II) contract. Proposals will be evaluated based on technical approach, management approach, and past performance. The deadline for proposal submission is May 18, 2020. Questions regarding the solicitation are due by April 24, 2020 via email.
The solicitation is an 8(a) small business set-aside with a NAICS code of 561110 and size standard of $7 million. The indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract will have a base period of 5 years with potential task orders valued between $5 million minimum to $212 million maximum. Services are to be provided at NASA Headquarters and various NASA centers. The incumbent contractor may submit a proposal for this follow-on contract providing similar professional services, IT support, and research support services to NASA.
80HQTR20R0001 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Headquarters
4/3/20, 1:55 PM NRESS-II Award Notice
The NASA Research and Education Support Services-II (NRESS-II) contract was awarded to Agile Decision Sciences, LLC (ADS) to facilitate research opportunities and outreach programs, collect and manage proposals/applications, review proposals/applications, and provide support for NASA's peer review process. This indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity single award contract from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Headquarters has a 5-year ordering period and potential value of $212,000,000 based on cost plus fixed fee task orders. ADS was selected as providing the best value over the proposal from Chiricahua-Logical Joint Venture based on lowest proposed cost of $91,464,689, higher mission suitability and past performance ratings.
80HQTR20R0001 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Headquarters
1/5/21, 9:24 AM